Biblical Challenges in the Contemporary World
You Shall Love the Stranger as Yourself: The Bible, Refugees and Asylum
1st Edition
By Fleur S Houston
April 07, 2015
You Shall Love the Stranger as Yourself addresses the complex political, legal, and humanitarian challenges raised by asylum-seekers and refugees from a Biblical perspective. The book explores the themes of humanity and justice through exegesis of relevant passages in the Old and New Testaments, ...
Justice: The Biblical Challenge
1st Edition
By Walter J. Houston
February 17, 2015
What does the Bible have to say about justice, and what relevance has this for people, particularly Christians, today? 'Justice: The Biblical Challenge' offers readers a balanced assessment of the biblical treatment of justice and what we might learn from this. The book opens with a brief overview...
The Bible and the Environment: Towards a Critical Ecological Biblical Theology
1st Edition
By David G. Horrell
September 15, 2014
Environmental issues have in recent years come to the centre stage of political and ethical debate. This is a crucial topic to engage in this series. Moreover, there has long been the charge, classically formulated by Lynn White Jr, that the biblical and Christian tradition has legitimated and ...
According to the Scriptures?: The Challenge of Using the Bible in Social, Moral, and Political Questions
1st Edition
By J. W. Rogerson
August 08, 2014
At different times in history, churches have changed their understanding of how biblical commandments should be interpreted and applied. 'According to the Scriptures?' traces the history of the use of the Bible from New Testament invocations of the Old Testament to today. The book opens by ...
The City in Biblical Perspective
1st Edition
By J.W. Rogerson, John Vincent
August 08, 2014
The city is an ambiguous symbol in the Bible. The founder of the first city is the murderer, Cain. The city of Jerusalem is the place chosen by God, yet is also a place of wrong-doing and injustice. Jesus seems to have largely avoided cities except Jerusalem, where he was crucified. 'The City in ...
The Nature of Creation: Examining the Bible and Science
1st Edition
By Mark Harris
August 08, 2014
It is generally assumed that science and religion are at war. Many now claim that science has made religious belief redundant; others have turned to a literalist interpretation of biblical creation to reject or revise science; others try to resolve Darwin with Genesis. "The Nature of Creation" ...